(12-02-2019 06:38 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  Well, if you take away the kick off return for a TD, we only beat them by 3 points in basic football. It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

Why on earth would anyone take away that for any reason other than a penalty?

We sure do have some weird takes on this board.

Because it's natural to think that way. A kickoff return for a touchdown is generally a unicorn scoring play. Chances are Memphis won't do that again this coming week. And we will have to score by marching down the field.

Like I noted before, if the game had been reversed Memphis fans would be complaining, or at least noting, that Cincy probably won't be able to get a kickoff return for touchdown, a flea-flicker for touchdown, and their team wouldn't get an unnecessary personal foul.

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  Well, if you take away the kick off return for a TD, we only beat them by 3 points in basic football. It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

Why would anyone think like that?

(12-02-2019 08:49 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(12-02-2019 06:38 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  Well, if you take away the kick off return for a TD, we only beat them by 3 points in basic football. It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

Why on earth would anyone take away that for any reason other than a penalty?

We sure do have some weird takes on this board.

Because it's natural to think that way. A kickoff return for a touchdown is generally a unicorn scoring play. Chances are Memphis won't do that again this coming week. And we will have to score by marching down the field.

Like I noted before, if the game had been reversed Memphis fans would be complaining, or at least noting, that Cincy probably won't be able to get a kickoff return for touchdown, a flea-flicker for touchdown, and their team wouldn't get an unnecessary personal foul.

Of course we would say that about Cincinnati, their offense isn't good, they played above their heads. I don't expect them to duplicate that.

Quote:Cincy probably won't be able to get a kickoff return for touchdown

I don't know who you have or haven't been watching all year, but anyone that says that about us, is completely clueless. We are ranked #1 in special teams. That is like saying that you can't expect the best defensive team in the country to shut another team down, or the best offense in the country to not score. Speaking of that...

Quote:a flea-flicker for touchdown

Again, everyone on the planet knows that we score points in bunches, and when you count big plays, our offense has more of them than anyone else in the country. Anyone who knows us knows that Cincinnati got off light last Friday.

Cincy should have its starting QB back. We can’t stop the short pass. Our DBs are weak.
It’s tough to beat a team the second time.

I hope we win but Cincy is very good. I think they win by a touchdown ,
Just my opinion


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(12-02-2019 11:20 PM)TwoTimeTiger Wrote:  Cincy should have its starting QB back. We can’t stop the short pass. Our DBs are weak.
It’s tough to beat a team the second time.

I hope we win but Cincy is very good. I think they win by a touchdown ,
Just my opinion


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Oh well, maybe next year.

(12-02-2019 11:20 PM)TwoTimeTiger Wrote:  Cincy should have its starting QB back. We can’t stop the short pass. Our DBs are weak.
It’s tough to beat a team the second time.

I hope we win but Cincy is very good. I think they win by a touchdown ,
Just my opinion


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You know what they say about opinions.

(12-02-2019 07:26 PM)MvETigers Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  Well, if you take away the kick off return for a TD, we only beat them by 3 points in basic football. It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

If you take away the injury to TJ Carter and Claybrooks being told to fair catch, we might've run another back for a TD and won by 17.

We don't know the what if's... we do know what happened. We won by 10 and never trailed in the game. We played with a comfortable lead most of the game.

I thought it was nuts he kept fair catching---why would MN do that ? He really goes conservative in big games. I thought in the 3rd the play calling looked really suspicious or just plain beyond belief . In big games on national TV---it looks as if he gets cute to impress the country and suitors . It seems he plays NOT TO LOSE--instead of playing to WIN.....and yes I lay 12 @ GS--LOL

I wonder if MN thought about the fact that we were playing them twice.

#strategery

Probably.

Memphis wins the rematch going away, three scores or so.

(12-01-2019 08:30 PM)UMTiger117 Wrote:  I have a feeling that this won't be as close as to our earlier outing. Coaches will prepare the team well and we will execute better. I see that we win easily by more than 2 TD's:

Cats: 24
Tigers: 42

I've been telling all the naysayers who hang out at the smoke shop the same thing. I think we win by 20.

(12-01-2019 10:53 PM)sherekhan Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  Well, if you take away the kick off return for a TD, we only beat them by 3 points in basic football. It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

Well, UCF beat Memphis twice the last two seasons, so it does happen. I believe CMN will have the team prepared and they will come out poised ready to take care of business.

We have a lot of film on them so I think you're right.

(12-02-2019 12:41 AM)muffinman Wrote:  Don't underestimate the difficulty in beating a team twice in the same season, especially back to back.

As has been pointed out, it's not as rare as some are making it out.

(12-02-2019 12:01 PM)cscottl1981 Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  Well, if you take away the kick off return for a TD, we only beat them by 3 points in basic football. It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

Can people please stop saying dumb stuff like this? We are very good at special teams. If you don’t want us to run back kickoffs, then stop us.

We also could have won by more, but threw a pick due to QB/WR miscommunication. Woulda, coulda, shoulda....doesn’t matter.

Exactly right. We have one of the top special teams units in the country, I can't find the stats but I think we are number two. Every time we return a kickoff I expect to see someone bust out for a TD. I think we've had 5 different players return a kickoff for a TD this year. All this happens for a very good reason, it aint PFM.

(12-02-2019 12:09 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Looking at the seating chart and tickets seem to be moving. Tried ordering over the phone and kept getting dropped.

Why not order on-line at gotigersgo.com and save that frustration? I settled for 37th row in section 106 because according to the seating charts there weren't two seats together in great locations. Mine aren't bad but they aren't chairbacks either. I picked a hell of a year to not renew my season tickets.

(12-02-2019 06:38 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  Well, if you take away the kick off return for a TD, we only beat them by 3 points in basic football. It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

Why on earth would anyone take away that for any reason other than a penalty?

We sure do have some weird takes on this board.

We really do.

(12-02-2019 11:53 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(12-02-2019 07:26 PM)MvETigers Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  Well, if you take away the kick off return for a TD, we only beat them by 3 points in basic football. It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

If you take away the injury to TJ Carter and Claybrooks being told to fair catch, we might've run another back for a TD and won by 17.

We don't know the what if's... we do know what happened. We won by 10 and never trailed in the game. We played with a comfortable lead most of the game.

I thought it was nuts he kept fair catching---why would MN do that ? He really goes conservative in big games. I thought in the 3rd the play calling looked really suspicious or just plain beyond belief . In big games on national TV---it looks as if he gets cute to impress the country and suitors . It seems he plays NOT TO LOSE--instead of playing to WIN.....and yes I lay 12 @ GS--LOL

Yeah, that flea flicker is as conservative as it gets.

Any word on whether the regular stating Cincinnati QB is going to play? I think he had a sore shoulder or something and now might be playing on Saturday. I read somewhere that the team really likes him and seems to play better with him running the show.

Maybe last game for our QB & coach. Lots of distractions.

Team lacks focus. Fumbles and interceptions will cost us.
Please


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(12-03-2019 08:40 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(12-02-2019 11:53 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(12-02-2019 07:26 PM)MvETigers Wrote:  

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  Well, if you take away the kick off return for a TD, we only beat them by 3 points in basic football. It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

If you take away the injury to TJ Carter and Claybrooks being told to fair catch, we might've run another back for a TD and won by 17.

We don't know the what if's... we do know what happened. We won by 10 and never trailed in the game. We played with a comfortable lead most of the game.

I thought it was nuts he kept fair catching---why would MN do that ? He really goes conservative in big games. I thought in the 3rd the play calling looked really suspicious or just plain beyond belief . In big games on national TV---it looks as if he gets cute to impress the country and suitors . It seems he plays NOT TO LOSE--instead of playing to WIN.....and yes I lay 12 @ GS--LOL

Yeah, that flea flicker is as conservative as it gets.

Aside from the flea flicker we did play cautious in the second half. They dared us to pass and we ran it a lot when we had the chance to bury them. We won, so it doesn’t matter, but I hope we blow the door off offensively (in the Championship game) so we don’t have to worry about our D having to carry too much weight.

(12-01-2019 10:29 PM)mapdude Wrote:  It's hard to beat a good team twice in one year.

At this juncture, I'd say we have a better opportunity to beat them twice in one year than they do to us.